Originally Posted By: Deerhaven
>Why do people hate verbing nouns so much?

Because verbing wierds language.;-)

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Weird is one of the weirdest words in the language I reckon. The longer you look at it the weirder it gets.

Ironic statement really, because weird comes from the OE wyrd meaning 'destiny' or 'fate' - so to weird language could mean to destine it. Verbing shapes new words and therefore helps the language on to its new destiny.

Last edited by The Pook; 04/22/08 02:01 PM.